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Megan Gallant
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Megan Gallant is an adventure lover who holds an M.A. in Critical and Creative Writing from the University of Gloucestershire. Her favourite place to be is near the water and between the pines in her worn-out hammock, reading true crime, drinking coffee, and cuddling her adorable goldendoodle.
In 2024, Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development is hosting three different in-person workshop series for small business owners, including the Business Fundamental Workshop series, presented in collaboration with Community Futures Peterborough and the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas, which is ideal for those looking to launch their business or seeking a refresher. The other workshop series are Small Biz Social Navigator and Digital Excellence Unleashed. (Photo: Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development)

Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development is opening doors for small business owners with...

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Workshops in the Business Fundamentals, Small Biz Social Navigator, and Digital Excellence Unleashed series are led by industry experts.
Located east of Peterborough in Donwood, Gardens Plus is a garden retailer about to open for its 27th season. Owner Dawn Golloher has created a haven of perennial plants with hundreds of species of hostas, cone flowers, daylilies, and more. The display gardens and greenhouses will be open beginning May 9, 2024 from Thursday to Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Gardens Plus)

A beginner’s guide to maintaining a healthy perennial garden with Dawn Golloher of Gardens...

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Now in its 27th season, the garden retailer in Donwood just east of Peterborough is opening May 9.
Brighton resident and dog trainer Kyla McNeill and her four-year-old border collie Lennan are currently in training to head to Brittany, France, next month to compete at the IFCS World Agility Championships. The duo are on the ACC National Agility Team competing in agility courses in the 24"/60 cm maxi division between May 1 through May 5, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Kyla McNeill)

Northumberland dog trainer and her border collie heading to France for agility championship

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Kyla McNeill and four-year-old Lennan are training for the competition taking place from May 1 to 5.
After less than two weeks of ticket sales, upwards of $11,500 dollars has already been raised for a 50/50 draw in support of the Peterborough Humane Society. More than $5,000 has also been raised through Owen's 'Ruff'le, where a winner will receive two patio chairs valued at over $1,700 in honour of Lakefield's late Instagram star Owen The Griff. Ticket sales end at noon April 17, 2024 with the draw occurring at 1 p.m. (Photo: Marlon Hazlewood)

Peterborough Humane Society’s inaugural 50/50 lottery surpasses $11,500 in the pot with three weeks...

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Tickets are available until April 17, including for a separate raffle in honour of Lakefield's late Instagram star Owen The Griff.
"Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny" is returning to Port Hope on April 13, 2024, although the Crazy Craft race will not take place this year due to the closure of the Sylvan Glen Bridge for replacement. Instead, there will be a shorter "Floaty Your Fanny" race where participants will use inflatable floaties from Optimist Park to Fanneyvile. However, all other elements of the event will continue, including prizes and awards, the Fannyville outdoor event village, and more. (Photo: Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny website)

Port Hope’s ‘Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny’ returns April 13, but without the...

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Due to the Sylvan Glen Bridge closure, the annual event will feature a new shorter inflatables race for this year.
For her thesis project, Carelton University public history master's candidate Holly Benison has launched a video series that combines the cooking network with the history channel. In "The Backwoods Kitchen," she follows recipes from Upper Canada settler Catharine Parr Traill's 1854 book "The Female Emigrant's Guide" such as preserved apples. Throughout the series, she shows historical cooking practices and shares other 19th-century history, all while using the Fitzpatrick House at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene. (kawarthaNOW video screenshot)

Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene is the stage for Holly Benison’s 19th-century cooking...

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Carleton University public history grad student crafts recipes from Catharine Parr Traill for 'The Backwoods Kitchen' video project.
Peterborough city councillor Joy Lachica and Carlotta James of Three Sisters Natural Landscaping examine a bud displayed by Vern Bastable, director of GreenUP Ecology Park and landscape programs, at Ecology Park on March 15, 2024. Bastable will be lead a nature walk at Ecology Park during Peterborough's City Nature Challenge, part of a global event that encourages community members to document the abundance of biodiversity found within their cities. The bio-blitz runs across Peterborough from April 26 to 29, 2024. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough City Nature Challenge encourages citizen scientists to document local biodiversity

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City's participation in global bio-blitz competition from April 26 to 29 will see iNaturalist used to record and share nature sightings.
Low water levels at Burleigh Falls between Lovesick Lake and Stoney Lake in March 2024. While water levels in the northern reservoir lakes that feed the Trent-Severn Waterway system are higher than they would normally be at this time of year, there is a lack of additional water to store in the lakes due to early snowmelt and below-average precipitation, which could result in lower water levels this summer if there is not significant precipitation. (Photo: Burleigh Falls Inn / Facebook)

‘We could be in for a very different summer’: officials warn of potential for...

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Early snowmelt and below-average precipitation means there's little additional water to store in Trent-Severn Waterway reservoir lakes.
Former Peterborough-Kawartha MP and Minister for Women and Gender Equality Maryam Monsef, the founding chair of Women United Peterborough, speaks at a September 2023 event to announce the recipients of the inaugural Women United Fund in September 2023. On March 8, 2024 (International Women's Day), Women United Peterborough opened nominations for its inaugural Women of Impact Awards, which will recognize 20 women and individuals who identify as women in the city and county of Peterborough who have gone above and beyond to demonstrate remarkable contributions in the community. (Photo: United Way Peterborough & District)

Women United Peterborough opens nominations for the inaugural Women of Impact Awards

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May 30 event will recognize 20 local women and individuals who identify as women who have made generous contribution to the community.
Applications are open until April 18, 2024 for YWCA Peterborough Haliburton's annual Hazel Education Bursary that supports the educational advancement of women in Peterborough and Haliburton who have experienced gender-based violence. (Stock photo)

Applications are open until April 18 for YWCA Peterborough Haliburton’s Hazel Education Bursary

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Annual bursary supports educational pursuits of women who have experienced gender-based violence, especially in rural communities.
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